Finally there were no pursuers.
It is also safe in Liyang.
However, Yuan Shao couldn't be happy. He looked back at the remaining defeated soldiers under his command, as well as the injured Yuan Xi, Gao Gan and others. He felt that he had suffered heavy losses in this battle and couldn't help but feel sad.
"I have fought dozens of battles since I started the army. I never thought I would be in such a mess today!"
"It's just Cao Ah Man who can defeat me continuously. The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are worse than a eunuch."
"Heaven wants me to perish!"
Yuan Shao cried out sadly.
It was as if I had completely lost my self-confidence and returned to my previous depressed state.
With Yuan Shu gone, Yuan Shao is the heir of the Yuan family and the most powerful prince at present, but he can't even defeat an eunuch.
What else can be done?
The eyes of all the people in the world were focused on the battlefield of the battle between Yuan and Cao. Cao Cao showed his talents and Yuan Shao fled in despair.
Yuan Shao found it difficult to accept this fact.
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, as if there was a breath of air stuck in his heart, and the feeling of depression became stronger. Suddenly he couldn't breathe, a mouthful of blood spurted out, his body shook a little, and he fell to the ground.
"Father!"
Yuan Shang was shocked and immediately hugged Yuan Shao who was about to fall down.
When Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi saw their father, they also hurried over. Seeing their father like this, they also cried out sadly and felt unprecedented despair.
"What do you think I should do?"
Yuan Shao looked helplessly at the counselor beside him.
At this time, he felt regretful again. He should not have listened to Tian Feng Jushuo's words, let alone kill them, otherwise he would have a chance to turn over. Now he had to rely on the wisdom of Guo Tu and others, which he felt was definitely unreliable.
If it were reliable, it wouldn't have failed so miserably.
"Lord, our army is defeated, but it is not completely defeated. We still have a chance."
Shen Pei said at this time: "Our chance lies entirely with the Lord. If the Lord can cheer up and give hope to the soldiers, with the foundation of our four northern states, we can fight against Cao Cao again."
"You are right, my defeat is only temporary, not a complete defeat."
Yuan Shao took a deep breath and continued: "Take me back, collect your troops, and then have a showdown with Cao Ahao!"
"Mr. Xin, Mr. Guo, you and Xiansi go back to Qingzhou to put things in order. Firstly, to prevent Cao's thieves from invading the country, and secondly, to recruit troops and collect grain and grass."
"Xianyi returns to Youzhou, and Yuancai returns to Bingzhou."
"You all, please reorganize your troops and come to Yecheng again."
"This time, it is also the last battle. Either Cao Cao dies or I die!"
Yuan Shao said reluctantly.
He was ready to go all out and fight the last battle with Cao Cao.
Yuancai is the word for high-ranking officials.
"yes!"
Everyone said in unison.
Yuan Shang listened and was secretly happy. His father still kept him by his side. This showed that his status was higher than that of the other two brothers. As long as he could stop Cao Cao, he would inherit the four northern states in the future.
They took a short rest in Liyang, then left here and returned to Yecheng.
Yuan Tan and the three of them left separately and went back to recruit troops for a decisive battle with Cao Cao.
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Cao Cao chased him all the way and reached Cangting.
Seeing that Yuan Shao could still fight his way out, Cao Cao couldn't help shouting that it was a pity and said: "Yuan Benchu's life is as tough as Liu Bei's!"
Cheng Yu's Ambush from Flying Daggers was used very well, but it couldn't kill Yuan Shao, which was really a pity.
"Yuan Shao has a deep foundation. It is difficult to destroy him in one or two battles. However, in the past two years, Yuan Shao has been defeated twice in a row. No matter how deep his foundation is, it is almost exhausted and cannot withstand the blow."
Cheng Yu analyzed: "This time, we should take advantage of the victory and attack directly to Yecheng. Yuan Shao cannot afford to be defeated for the third time."
Not only did he think so, other counselors also agreed to pursue the enemy to the end. Yuan Shao could not be let go, and Yuan Shao could not be allowed to slow down. If he wanted to fight, he would fight to the end.
"Take Liyang first, then march to Yecheng."
Xun You said: "With Yecheng captured, almost all of Jizhou is in our hands. It will be easier to attack other states."
Cao Cao agreed: "Send the order and the whole army will camp and rest where they are. We will march to Liyang early tomorrow morning."
After the order was given, the army stopped and set up camp.
They also need to take stock of the post-war situation, sort out how the war was fought, what the profits were, etc.
Chen Zhou had no interest in this and returned to the rear army. He began to wonder whether Zhen Mi was in Yecheng or Zhongshan.
Judging from the time, he should be in Zhongshan, because he made many events happen in advance, and maybe he has not married Yuan Xi yet.
When thinking of Zhen Mi, Chen Zhou thought of Cao Shan.
His wife was pregnant at home, but it was a pity that he could not accompany her at home. After this battle, he had to go back as soon as possible.
Early the next morning.
Chen Zhou set out with the army to attack Wei County together, and soon arrived at Liyang.
This city must be captured.
Only by controlling Liyang can we control Jindu on the edge of the Yellow River, communicate smoothly with Baima on the south bank, prevent Yuan Shao from cutting off his retreat, and facilitate the transportation of grain.
However, if Yuan Shao wants to cut off their retreat, it will be difficult to do so with his current ability.
When Li Yang's guards saw Cao's army approaching the city, they all became frightened and quickly launched defenses.
When attacking Liyang, Cao's army did not use many skills. They basically attacked by force, directly attacking the city wall, successfully breaking in and taking control of this important city.
After entering Liyang, Cao Cao learned from the scouts that Yuan Shao had fled back long ago.
After defeating Liyang, the next one to be defeated is Yecheng.
But when Yuan Shao learned that Cao Cao had reached Liyang, he was shocked and ordered Yuan Shang to lead his troops out to intercept Cao's army and not give Cao's army a chance to reach Yecheng.
As a result, Yuan and Cao were temporarily in a stalemate outside Liyang.
"Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao's background is not as shallow as we thought."
Cao Cao saw another group of Yuan troops intercepting outside Liyang, and sighed: "He is so fast, he can gather tens of thousands more people in Jizhou and intercept them outside Liyang."
Chen Zhou said: "Yuan Shao has a profound background, but once Yuan Shao dies, everything will be lost."
"Does Duzhi mean that Yuan Shao will die?"
Cao Cao asked unexpectedly: "Who can kill him?"
Chen Zhou said: "It's not about killing him, but he will die on his own. Based on my lord's understanding of Yuan Shao, he should know that his energy is not very good. After suffering such a heavy defeat in a row, he will probably vomit blood after he returns. A person with insufficient energy will , wouldn’t it be easy to get depressed and unable to get angry, and if he holds his breath back, it could easily kill him.”
Cao Cao recalled Yuan Shao's character and nodded in agreement: "Yuan Shao is indeed not very brave, but according to Du Zhi, is it possible that Yuan Shao will be pissed to death by us?"
"It's possible."
Chen Zhou said confidently: "I conclude that Yuan Shao is dying soon and will not live for long. Once Yuan Shao dies, it will be meaningless no matter how hard Yuan Shang and the others try."
Cao Cao was full of expectations after hearing this.
When Yuan Shao is angry to death, then Yuan Shao's sons are definitely no match for him. Wouldn't it be easy to torture them all over again?
In fact, Chen Zhou still has some words to say. If Yuan Shao dies, his sons will kill each other, not to mention!
However, such a prediction was so shocking that Chen Zhou decided not to talk about it for now. He would use it to operate it when the Yuan brothers were fighting. Maybe it would save the city of Ye from flooding.
